"Forty-two percent of their self-reported goals mentioned a desire to learn about their perspectives, while 39% focused on persuading a counterpart."
When it comes to politics, I think existing research in political science indicates that persuasion is highly ineffective in those countries with high polarization and a high degree of party loyalty. On the other hand, in some other countries party attachment has decreased and the amount of moving voters (i.e., what are called "independents" in the US) has increased, so also persuasion may be more important.
When it comes to politics, I think existing research in political science indicates that persuasion is highly ineffective in those countries with high polarization and a high degree of party loyalty. On the other hand, in some other countries party attachment has decreased and the amount of moving voters (i.e., what are called "independents" in the US) has increased, so also persuasion may be more important.